Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 12
SB 7 12.1
श्रीनारद उवाच ब्रह्मचारी गुरुकुले वसन् दान्तो गुरोर्हितम् आचरन् दासवन् नीचो गुरौ सुदृढसौहृदः
śrīnārada uvāca brahmacārī gurukule vasan dānto gurorhitam ācaran dāsavan nīco gurau sudṛḍhasauhṛdaḥ
Śrī Nārada said: A brahmacārī, dwelling in the teacher's house, self-controlled, doing what is good for the teacher, humble like a servant, firmly affectionate toward the teacher —
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SB 7 12.2
सायं प्रातरुपासीत गुर्वग्न्यर्कसुरोत्तमान् सन्ध्ये उभे च यतवाग् जपन् ब्रह्म समाहितः
sāyaṃ prātarupāsīta gurvagnyarkasurottamān sandhye ubhe ca yatavāg japan brahma samāhitaḥ
— at evening and at dawn he should attend upon the teacher, the fire, the sun and the chief gods; and at both twilights, with restrained speech and concentrated, he should recite the Veda.
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SB 7 12.3
छन्दांस्यधीयीत गुरोराहूतश्चेत् सुयन्त्रितः उपक्रमे ऽवसाने च चरणौ शिरसा नमेत्
chandāṃsyadhīyīta gurorāhūtaścet suyantritaḥ upakrame 'vasāne ca caraṇau śirasā namet
He should study the (Vedic) metres if called by the teacher, well disciplined; and at the beginning and at the end he should bow with his head to (the teacher's) feet.
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SB 7 12.4
मेखलाजिनवासांसि जटादण्डकमण्डलून् बिभृयादुपवीतं च दर्भपाणिर्यथोदितम्
mekhalājinavāsāṃsi jaṭādaṇḍakamaṇḍalūn bibhṛyādupavītaṃ ca darbhapāṇiryathoditam
He should wear the girdle, the deerskin and the (bark) garments, matted hair, staff and water-pot, and the sacred thread, with darbha grass in his hand, as has been prescribed.
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SB 7 12.5
सायं प्रातश्चरेद्भैक्ष्यं गुरवे तन् निवेदयेत् भुञ्जीत यद्यनुज्ञातो नो चेदुपवसेत् क्वचित्
sāyaṃ prātaścaredbhaikṣyaṃ gurave tan nivedayet bhuñjīta yadyanujñāto no cedupavaset kvacit
Morning and evening he should go for alms and offer it to the teacher; he should eat if he is permitted, and if not, he should sometimes fast.
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SB 7 12.6
सुशीलो मितभुग् दक्षः श्रद्दधानो जितेन्द्रियः यावदर्थं व्यवहरेत् स्त्रीषु स्त्रीनिर्जितेषु च
suśīlo mitabhug dakṣaḥ śraddadhāno jitendriyaḥ yāvadarthaṃ vyavaharet strīṣu strīnirjiteṣu ca
Of good character, eating little, capable, full of faith, with his senses subdued, he should deal only as far as the purpose requires with women and with men mastered by women.
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SB 7 12.7
वर्जयेत् प्रमदागाथामगृहस्थो बृहद्व्रतः इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्त्यपि यतेर्मनः
varjayet pramadāgāthāmagṛhastho bṛhadvrataḥ indriyāṇi pramāthīni harantyapi yatermanaḥ
One who is not a householder, holding the great vow, should avoid talk of women; for the senses are agitating and carry away even the mind of an ascetic.
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SB 7 12.8
केशप्रसाधनोन्मर्द स्नपनाभ्यञ्जनादिकम् गुरुस्त्रीभिर्युवतिभिः कारयेन् नात्मनो युवा
keśaprasādhanonmarda snapanābhyañjanādikam gurustrībhiryuvatibhiḥ kārayen nātmano yuvā
A young man should not have his hair dressed, his body rubbed, bathed, anointed and the like done for him by the teacher's wives when they are young.
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SB 7 12.9
नन्वग्निः प्रमदा नाम घृतकुम्भसमः पुमान् सुतामपि रहो जह्यादन्यदा यावदर्थकृत्
nanvagniḥ pramadā nāma ghṛtakumbhasamaḥ pumān sutāmapi raho jahyādanyadā yāvadarthakṛt
Woman is indeed called fire, and man is like a pot of ghee; even with one's own daughter one should avoid being alone, and with others (deal) only as far as the purpose requires.
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SB 7 12.10
कल्पयित्वात्मना यावदाभासमिदमीश्वरः द्वैतं तावन् न विरमेत् ततो ह्यस्य विपर्ययः
kalpayitvātmanā yāvadābhāsamidamīśvaraḥ dvaitaṃ tāvan na viramet tato hyasya viparyayaḥ
So long as the (embodied) lord, having himself fashioned this appearance, (holds to it), so long he should not cease from duality — for from that comes his delusion.
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SB 7 12.11
एतत् सर्वं गृहस्थस्य समाम्नातं यतेरपि गुरुवृत्तिर्विकल्पेन गृहस्थस्यर्तुगामिनः
etat sarvaṃ gṛhasthasya samāmnātaṃ yaterapi guruvṛttirvikalpena gṛhasthasyartugāminaḥ
All this has been laid down for the householder and for the ascetic as well; the (brahmacārī's) practice of attending the teacher applies optionally also to a householder who approaches (his wife) only in her season.
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SB 7 12.12
अञ्जनाभ्यञ्जनोन्मर्द स्त्र्यवलेखामिषं मधु स्रग्गन्धलेपालङ्कारांस्त्यजेयुर्ये बृहद्व्रताः
añjanābhyañjanonmarda stryavalekhāmiṣaṃ madhu sraggandhalepālaṅkārāṃstyajeyurye bṛhadvratāḥ
Collyrium, anointing, massage, drawing pictures of women, meat, wine, garlands, perfumes, pastes and ornaments — these should be abandoned by those who hold the great vow.
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SB 7 12.13
उषित्वैवं गुरुकुले द्विजो ऽधीत्यावबुध्य च त्रयीं साङ्गोपनिषदं यावदर्थं यथाबलम्
uṣitvaivaṃ gurukule dvijo 'dhītyāvabudhya ca trayīṃ sāṅgopaniṣadaṃ yāvadarthaṃ yathābalam
Having dwelt thus in the teacher's house, the twice-born, having studied and understood the threefold Veda with its ancillary sciences and Upaniṣads, as far as is needful and as far as his capacity allows —
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SB 7 12.14
दत्त्वा वरमनुज्ञातो गुरोः कामं यदीश्वरः गृहं वनं वा प्रविशेत् प्रव्रजेत् तत्र वा वसेत्
dattvā varamanujñāto guroḥ kāmaṃ yadīśvaraḥ gṛhaṃ vanaṃ vā praviśet pravrajet tatra vā vaset
Having given the gift desired by the teacher and been permitted (by him), if he is able, let him enter household life or the forest, or go forth as a renunciant, or else dwell there (in the teacher's house).
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SB 7 12.15
अग्नौ गुरावात्मनि च सर्वभूतेष्वधोक्षजम् भूतैः स्वधामभिः पश्येदप्रविष्टं प्रविष्टवत्
agnau gurāvātmani ca sarvabhūteṣvadhokṣajam bhūtaiḥ svadhāmabhiḥ paśyedapraviṣṭaṃ praviṣṭavat
In the fire, in the teacher, in himself and in all beings he should see the Adhokṣaja, (present) through the elements which are his own abodes, as though entered (into them) though unentered.
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SB 7 12.16
एवं विधो ब्रह्मचारी वानप्रस्थो यतिर्गृही चरन् विदितविज्ञानः परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति
evaṃ vidho brahmacārī vānaprastho yatirgṛhī caran viditavijñānaḥ paraṃ brahmādhigacchati
One of this sort — student, forest-dweller, ascetic or householder — living thus, having come to know the (true) knowledge, attains the supreme Brahman.
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SB 7 12.17
वानप्रस्थस्य वक्ष्यामि नियमान् मुनिसम्मतान् यान् आस्थाय मुनिर्गच्छेदृषिलोकमुहाञ्जसा
vānaprasthasya vakṣyāmi niyamān munisammatān yān āsthāya munirgacchedṛṣilokamuhāñjasā
I shall speak the observances of the forest-dweller, approved by the sages; abiding by which the sage readily goes to the world of the ṛṣis.
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SB 7 12.18
न कृष्टपच्यमश्नीयादकृष्टं चाप्यकालतः अग्निपक्वमथामं वा अर्कपक्वमुताहरेत्
na kṛṣṭapacyamaśnīyādakṛṣṭaṃ cāpyakālataḥ agnipakvamathāmaṃ vā arkapakvamutāharet
He should not eat what ripens on ploughed land, nor even what grows unploughed if out of season; he may take (food) cooked by fire, or else uncooked—that is, ripened by the sun.
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SB 7 12.19
वन्यैश्चरुपुरोडाशान् निर्वपेत् कालचोदितान् लब्धे नवे नवे ऽन्नाद्ये पुराणं च परित्यजेत्
vanyaiścarupuroḍāśān nirvapet kālacoditān labdhe nave nave 'nnādye purāṇaṃ ca parityajet
With forest produce he should offer the caru and puroḍāśa oblations enjoined by the season; and when new food-grain is obtained, he should discard the old.
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SB 7 12.20
अग्न्यर्थमेव शरणमुटजं वाद्रिकन्दरम् श्रयेत हिमवाय्वग्नि वर्षार्कातपषाट् स्वयम्
agnyarthameva śaraṇamuṭajaṃ vādrikandaram śrayeta himavāyvagni varṣārkātapaṣāṭ svayam
Only for the sake of the (sacrificial) fire should he resort to a shelter, a leaf-hut or a mountain cave; himself enduring snow, wind, fire, rain and the sun's heat.
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SB 7 12.21
केशरोमनखश्मश्रु मलानि जटिलो दधत् कमण्डल्वजिने दण्ड वल्कलाग्निपरिच्छदान्
keśaromanakhaśmaśru malāni jaṭilo dadhat kamaṇḍalvajine daṇḍa valkalāgniparicchadān
Wearing matted locks, he should keep the hair of his head, body-hair, nails, beard and dirt (uncleaned), and (should keep as) his equipment a water-pot, deerskin, staff, bark garments and the fire.
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SB 7 12.22
चरेद्वने द्वादशाब्दान् अष्टौ वा चतुरो मुनिः द्वावेकं वा यथा बुद्धिर्न विपद्येत कृच्छ्रतः
caredvane dvādaśābdān aṣṭau vā caturo muniḥ dvāvekaṃ vā yathā buddhirna vipadyeta kṛcchrataḥ
The sage should live in the forest twelve years, or eight, or four, or two, or one, in such a way that his understanding is not ruined by the hardship.
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SB 7 12.23
यदाकल्पः स्वक्रियायां व्याधिभिर्जरयाथवा आन्वीक्षिक्यां वा विद्यायां कुर्यादनशनादिकम्
yadākalpaḥ svakriyāyāṃ vyādhibhirjarayāthavā ānvīkṣikyāṃ vā vidyāyāṃ kuryādanaśanādikam
When he becomes incapable of his own practices, whether through diseases or old age, or (incapable) of the reflective inquiry into knowledge, he should undertake fasting and the like.
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SB 7 12.24
आत्मन्यग्नीन् समारोप्य सन्न्यस्याहं ममात्मताम् कारणेषु न्यसेत् सम्यक् सङ्घातं तु यथार्हतः
ātmanyagnīn samāropya sannyasyāhaṃ mamātmatām kāraṇeṣu nyaset samyak saṅghātaṃ tu yathārhataḥ
Placing the fires within himself, renouncing the sense of 'I' and 'mine', he should deposit (the elements) properly in their causes, and the bodily aggregate as is fitting.
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SB 7 12.25
खे खानि वायौ निश्वासांस्तेजःसूष्माणमात्मवान् अप्स्वसृक्श्लेष्मपूयानि क्षितौ शेषं यथोद्भवम्
khe khāni vāyau niśvāsāṃstejaḥsūṣmāṇamātmavān apsvasṛkśleṣmapūyāni kṣitau śeṣaṃ yathodbhavam
Self-possessed, (he should deposit) the bodily apertures in space, the breaths in wind, the bodily heat in fire, blood, phlegm and pus in water, and the remainder in earth, according to its origin.
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SB 7 12.26
वाचमग्नौ सवक्तव्यामिन्द्रे शिल्पं करावपि पदानि गत्या वयसि रत्योपस्थं प्रजापतौ
vācamagnau savaktavyāmindre śilpaṃ karāvapi padāni gatyā vayasi ratyopasthaṃ prajāpatau
Speech together with what is to be spoken (he should place) in Fire, skill together with the two hands in Indra, the feet together with motion in Vayas, the organ of generation together with pleasure in Prajāpati.
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SB 7 12.27
मृत्यौ पायुं विसर्गं च यथास्थानं विनिर्दिशेत् दिक्षु श्रोत्रं सनादेन स्पर्शेनाध्यात्मनि त्वचम्
mṛtyau pāyuṃ visargaṃ ca yathāsthānaṃ vinirdiśet dikṣu śrotraṃ sanādena sparśenādhyātmani tvacam
The anus and excretion he should assign to Death, each to its own place; hearing along with sound to the directions, the skin along with touch to the presiding (deity, Wind).
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SB 7 12.28
रूपाणि चक्षुषा राजन् ज्योतिष्यभिनिवेशयेत् अप्सु प्रचेतसा जिह्वां घ्रेयैर्घ्राणं क्षितौ न्यसेत्
rūpāṇi cakṣuṣā rājan jyotiṣyabhiniveśayet apsu pracetasā jihvāṃ ghreyairghrāṇaṃ kṣitau nyaset
Forms along with the eye, O king, he should place in the luminary (the sun); the tongue, with Varuṇa, in the waters; the nose along with odours he should deposit in the earth.
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SB 7 12.29
मनो मनोरथैश्चन्द्रे बुद्धिं बोध्यैः कवौ परे कर्माण्यध्यात्मना रुद्रे यदहं ममताक्रिया सत्त्वेन चित्तं क्षेत्रज्ञे गुणैर्वैकारिकं परे
mano manorathaiścandre buddhiṃ bodhyaiḥ kavau pare karmāṇyadhyātmanā rudre yadahaṃ mamatākriyā sattvena cittaṃ kṣetrajñe guṇairvaikārikaṃ pare
The mind along with its imaginings in the Moon, the intellect along with its objects of cognition in the supreme Seer, actions along with their presiding principle in Rudra—who is the agent of 'I' and 'mine'—the thinking faculty along with sattva in the knower of the field, and the modified (elements) along with the guṇas in the Supreme.
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SB 7 12.30
अप्सु क्षितिमपो ज्योतिष्यदो वायौ नभस्यमुम् कूटस्थे तच् च महति तदव्यक्ते ऽक्षरे च तत्
apsu kṣitimapo jyotiṣyado vāyau nabhasyamum kūṭasthe tac ca mahati tadavyakte 'kṣare ca tat
Earth in water, water in fire, that in air, that in space, and that in the unchanging (ego-principle), and that in the mahat, that in the unmanifest, and that in the imperishable.
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SB 7 12.31
इत्यक्षरतयात्मानं चिन्मात्रमवशेषितम् ज्ञात्वाद्वयो ऽथ विरमेद्दग्धयोनिरिवानलः
ityakṣaratayātmānaṃ cinmātramavaśeṣitam jñātvādvayo 'tha virameddagdhayonirivānalaḥ
Thus knowing the Self as the imperishable, as pure consciousness alone remaining over, being without a second, he should then come to rest, like a fire whose fuel-source is burnt out.
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